Wyoming § 1-40-301 - Compensation from benefits of crime.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 1-40-301 — Compensation from benefits of crime., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-40-301. Compensation from benefits of crime.
The legislature finds that the state has a compelling interest in preventing any person who is convicted of a criminal act from profiting from the criminal act and in recompensing victims of the criminal act. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to provide a mechanism whereby any profits from a criminal act that are received by the person convicted of the criminal act are available as restitution to the victims of the criminal act.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-40-301 ("Compensation from benefits of crime.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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